Don Sutton yielded only two hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Astros. Andy Kosco decided Sutton's duel with Denny Lemaster by hitting a homer in the sixth inning. Sutton batted in the other run with a single off reliever Jack Billingham in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, April     13, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .182      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Mota lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .167      Miller rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Davis cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .040      Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Kosco rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .154      Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Menke ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Davis lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Lefebvre 3b           3   1   0   0     0   1   .286      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Grabarkewitz 2b       2   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Edwards c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .043
Torborg c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Lemaster p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Sutton p              4   0   2   1     0   0   .400        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     4   3             Totals               28   0   2   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 10,222
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Astros 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Torborg (1), Menke (2)
Home Runs: Kosco (1)
Stolen Bases: Davis (1)
Caught Stealing: Wills (1), Morgan (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grabarkewitz (1)
GIDP: Wills (1)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (1,by Lemaster), Lefebvre (1,by Billingham)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(1-1)           9     2   0   0   4   4   0  32   1.53
Totals                  9     2   0   0   4   4   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster L(0-1)         8     5   1   1   4   3   1  32   1.80
Billingham              1     1   1   1   0   0   0   5  16.88
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   3   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Lemaster (1), Billingham (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis was hit by a pitch; Kosco grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; Pepitone lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Lefebvre
grounded out (third to first); Grabarkewitz walked; Torborg
singled [Grabarkewitz to second]; Sutton popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke doubled; Davis grounded out (third to first);
Rader walked; Edwards walked [Menke to third, Rader to second];
Lemaster struck out; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Wills was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Mota walked; Davis forced Mota (third to
second); Davis stole second; Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn
flied out to center; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker popped to first; Lefebvre struck out;
Grabarkewitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Torborg grounded out (second to first); Sutton
singled; Wills grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sutton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards popped to first; Lemaster walked; Morgan
forced Lemaster (shortstop to second); Morgan was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
struck out; Kosco homered; Parker popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Miller singled; Wynn popped to second; Pepitone
popped to second; Menke popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Lefebvre grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Torborg doubled;
Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader
popped to third in foul territory; Edwards grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills singled; Mota walked [Wills to second]; Davis
lined to third; Kosco forced Mota (shortstop to second) [Wills
to third]; Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: MAYBERRY BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Mayberry was called
out on strikes; Morgan struck out; Miller lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); Lefebvre
was hit by a pitch; Grabarkewitz out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Lefebvre to second]; Torborg grounded out (second to
first) [Lefebvre to third]; Sutton singled [Lefebvre scored];
Wills flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING RF); Wynn grounded
out (third to first); Pepitone flied out to right; Menke flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.